Derek Hough did not perform a dance or pay tribute to Charlie Kirk on Dancing with the Stars. The rumors and viral claims about Derek Hough dedicating a tribute dance to Charlie Kirk are false and were generated by AI. Neither Derek Hough nor the show has officially acknowledged or conducted any such tribute for Charlie Kirk, who tragically died in September 2025. The association between Derek Hough and Charlie Kirk in online searches is due to algorithmic coincidences rather than any real-life connection or tribute.
Other Dancing with the Stars community members have expressed condolences or tributes separately, but Derek Hough himself has not made any public statement or dance tribute related to Charlie Kirk.
